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Multiple sexual allegations against Rep. Eric Swalwell now threaten his run for governor of California. (Ronaldo Bolaños / Getty Images)

Swalwell scandal, political fallout grow

CK Smith

New assault allegations and political backlash put Swalwell’s CA gubernatorial bid under increasing strain

Actor and activist Michael J. Fox is still alive, despite an accidental online posting of his supposed death. He reassured concerned fans the best way he knew - an amusing social media post. (Erika Goldring / Getty Images)

"I'm ok": Michael J. Fox isn’t dead

CK Smith

The actor reassured fans and joked online after a mistaken CNN report of his death spread briefly online

NASA astronaut Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot, left, and NASA astronaut Christina Koch, Artemis II mission specialist are seen sitting on a Navy helicopter on the flight deck of USS John P. Murtha after they and fellow crewmates CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen, Artemis II mission specialist, and NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Artemis II commander, were extracted from their Orion spacecraft after splashdown. (NASA / Bill Ingalls)

Back from the moon: Artemis crew is home

CK Smith

After days in orbit, the successful return keeps pushing NASA’s Artemis timeline of putting man back on the moon

Janet Jackson (Michael Ochs Archives / Stringer via Getty Images)

A "Nasty" woman's anthem for all time

Melanie McFarland

Forty years ago, Janet Jackson took "Control"

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A long line of soda bottles in various flavors and colors (Getty Images/RapidEye)

States now at forefront of food safety

Joy Saha

Dozens of bills in more than 15 states are targeting harmful additives, many of which have been ignored by the FDA

Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has given tacit consent to President Donald Trump's threats against Iran (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Joint Chiefs Chair is enabling Trump

Chauncey DeVega

The president's threats to destroy Iran depend on institutions and individuals' willingness to go along

A Cuban farmer tills his field by hand, March 2026. (Radio Angulo)

US sanctions fuel hunger in Cuba

Medea Benjamin

Fuel shortages driven by Trump policies mean Cuban families go hungry while food rots in the field

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (Lynda M. Gonzalez-Pool/Getty Images)

GOP may lose Texas House majority

Alejandro Serrano - The Texas Tribune

"For once, he’s telling the truth,” Democrat says of Dan Patrick's warning

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First lady Melania Trump delivers a statement at the Grand Foyer of the White House on April 9, 2026 in Washington, DC. The first lady made a public statement to deny any ties to Jeffrey Epstein. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Victims slam Melania's Epstein statement

Jelinda Montes

Democrats are now demanding the first lady testify under oath

First responders rush to the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the Lebanese State Security Center, in the Southern Lebanese city of Nabatieh on April 10 2026. (Photo by Abbas Fakih / AFP via Getty Images)

Fragile Iran war ceasefire under strain

Jelinda Montes

JD Vance will lead peace talks in Pakistan Saturday as Iran calls Israel's assault on Lebanon a ceasefire violation

Toy astronauts land on a fruit planet (portishead1 / Getty Images)

NASA shared the Artemis II food menu

Joy Saha

Barbecued beef brisket, broccoli au gratin, cobbler and a mango-peach smoothie are just a few items on the menu

Raw pork chops on butcher paper with spices (Claudia Totir / Getty Images )

I was wrong about pork chops

Ashlie D. Stevens

A childhood staple gets a second look, reimagined with spice, sweet raisins, herbs and creamy yogurt

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President Donald Trump (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

A coalition under constant strain

Brian Karem

Congressional Republicans are praising the president publicly, and screaming into their pillows privately

President Donald Trump with Paula White, an evangelical leader who has compared him to Jesus Christ (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Christians aren’t the victims in Iran

Amanda Marcotte

For evangelicals, there's no limit in defending the president's cruelty

ICE officers depart the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building on February 4, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

ICE recruiting cops to track down kids

Russell Payne

New documents reveal ICE is paying local law enforcement to supply information on unaccompanied minors

A gas flare at an oil well site on July 26, 2013 in Williston, North Dakota. (Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

Republican states give oil, gas a pass

Abrahm Lustgarten - ProPublica

Most bills being considered are part of a coordinated effort by groups linked to right-wing activist Leonard Leo

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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he and Secretary of State Marco Rubio (L) depart the White House on their way to Florida on March 20, 2026 in Washington, DC. Trump is spending the weekend at his private Mar-a-Lago Club. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Trump trashes Carlson, MAGA critics

Alex Galbraith

The president took aim at Megyn Kelly, Alex Jones and other disloyal conservatives in a fiery social media rant

Melania Trump attends the premiere of her documentary "Melania" at the Kennedy Center (Craig Hudson/Variety via Getty Images)

Melania Trump: I did not know Epstein

Garrett Owen

The first lady denied allegations that she was introduced to Trump by the late sex criminal

Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims in St. Peter's Square on Oct. 11, 2025. (ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP via Getty Images)

DOD denies threat to Pope Leo

Garrett Owen

A new report claimed a Pentagon official threatened a representative of the Vatican during a tense meeting

Robert Pattinson and Zendaya in "The Drama" (A24)

Movies should make us uncomfortable

Coleman Spilde

"The Drama" opened to box office success and ample controversy, but the film is far more than its discourse

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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche made it clear his job is to serve the president (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Loyalty over law at DOJ

Heather Digby Parton

In his first press conference, Todd Blanche made it clear he would do the president's bidding

Donald Trump is seeing his support drop among Latino voters (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Trump policies shrink Latino wealth

Chauncey DeVega

The president assembled a rainbow coalition of rage and resentment to win in 2024. They are now abandoning him

The Artemis II crew snapped a photo of the moon as it drew close in the window of the Orion spacecraft on April 6, 2026. (Image Credit: NASA)

The new race to the moon has begun

Garrett Owen

Trump wants a geopolitical win in outer space, while cutting millions from NASA

Blue states fight back via SNAP websites, matching Trump's administration's online finger-pointing with their own. (jetcityimage / Getty Images)

AZ's SNAP collapse shows Trump's impact

Nicole Santa Cruz - ProPublica

Following requirements set out in Trump's "big, beautiful bill" has left hundreds of thousands without help

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